Charles Neal Barney

Charles Neal Barney (June 27, 1875 - April 24, 1949) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Common Council and as the 31st Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.[3]

Charles Neal Barney
31st
Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
1906–1907
Preceded byHenry W. Eastham
Succeeded byThomas F. Porter
President of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Common Council[1]
In office
1901[1]–1901[2]
Preceded byHenry W. Eastham[1]
Succeeded byWilliam A. Willey[2]
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Common Council
Ward Four[3]
In office
1901[4]–1904[4]
Personal details
BornJune 27, 1875
DiedApril 24, 1949[5]
Political partyRepublican[4]
SpouseMaizie Blaikie[4]
Alma materTufts College,
Boston University School of Law

Biography

Barney was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on June 27, 1875, to William M. Barney and Mary L. Neal.[6] He was the grandson of Lynn's tenth mayor Peter Morrell Neal.[7]

Barney graduated from Tufts College receiving his A.B. in 1895 and his A.M., in 1909.[4] While at Tufts Barney joined Theta Delta Chi.[5] Barney received his law degree (LL.B.) from Boston University School of Law in 1898.[6]

Barney married Maizie Blaikie in Malden, Massachusetts, on June 27, 1901.[4]

From 1908 to 1918 Barney taught Equity[4] at Northeastern University School of Law.[6]

Barney was a member of the Lynn Common Council[3] from 1901 to 1904, mayor of Lynn from 1906 to 1907, and a Presidential Elector in 1908.[4]

In 1918 Barney went to work as the chief counsel and secretary for the New Jersey based Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation. In 1942 Barney was elected as the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation's vice-president and secretary.[5]

Barney, who was a great nephew of Maria Mitchell,[8] and from 1947 to 1949 served as a president of the Maria Mitchell Association.[9]

He died on April 24, 1949.

Further reading

References
  1. Tucker, Charles H. (1917), Lynn, MA: The City Documents Comprising the Annual Reports for 1916, p. 338 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Tucker, Charles H. (1917), Lynn, MA: The City Documents Comprising the Annual Reports for 1916, p. 339 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. The Celebration Committee (1900), City of Lynn Massachusetts Semi-Centennial of Incorporation., Lynn, MA: The Celebration Committee, p. 271
  4. Marquis, Albert Nelson (1915), Who's Who in New England, Volume 3 2nd. ed., Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 78
  5. Sauer, Anne (2000), Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History, Medford, MA: Tufts University
  6. Schwarz, Julius Caesar (1937), Who's Who in law. Vol. 1, Lynn, MA, p. 58{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. Sellew, Edwin P. (1907), The Friend, Volume LXXXI No. 21, Philadelphia, MA: Edwin P. Sellew, p. 167
  8. Officers and Board of Managers (1949), Annual Report of the Maria Mitchell Association, vol. 47, Nantucket, MA: Maria Mitchell Association, p. 10
  9. Sauer, Anne (2000), Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History, Medford, MA: Tufts University
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